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Incoming! Two Asteroids at Breakneck Speeds Whizzing Towards Earth Have NASA on Alert
https://sputniknews.com/science/202003021078448093-incoming-two-asteroids-at-breakneck-speeds-whizzing-towards-earth-have-nasa-on-alert/ ^
| 0915 GMT 02.03.2020
Posted on 03/02/2020 10:01:33 AM PST by BenLurkin
Two asteroids projected to come zooming past planet Earth on 2 March have had NASA on alert, with its Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) tracking the wayward space rocks that possess orbits intersecting Earths trajectory.
The first asteroid to venture into Earths vicinity has been dubbed 2020 DZ3. With an orbit that goes through the paths of Mercury and Venus, according to CNEOS database, the asteroid has built up a speed of over 48,000 miles per hour and boasts an estimated diameter of about 154 feet (47 Meters). This asteroids next near-Earth approach is calculated to happen on 28 September 2022.
The other space traveler is trailing behind, both smaller and slower than 2020 DZ3.
Expert calculations show that 2020 DZ3, due to its size and speed, could potentially result in an impact, while 2020 DD4 would most likely burn up in the atmosphere.
(Excerpt) Read more at sputniknews.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: 2020dd4; 2020dz3; asteroid; asteroids; astronomy; catastrophism; science; space
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We're all going to die!!!!!
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:01:33 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Dang, I thought we had 11 years left.
2
posted on
03/02/2020 10:03:57 AM PST
by
DannyTN
(c)
To: BenLurkin
No problemo, simply shoot a bunch of missiles at it.
I saw it on a movie once...........
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:05:53 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
To: BenLurkin
Has Elizabeth Warren announced a plan?
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:06:40 AM PST
by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: BenLurkin
Bruce Willis, White Courtesy Phone!
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:07:34 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: DannyTN
CLIMAGEDDON don’t hold a candle to this kind of scenario. Now to find a desk to hide under..............
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:07:54 AM PST
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Bets on the first politician or Lefty pundit to blame it on Trump.....
To: BenLurkin
If it hits magic mulla central in Tehran, no big deal. But Mo will be working overtime at the virgin plant
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:09:05 AM PST
by
BigEdLB
(BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
To: BigEdLB
If it hits magic mulla central in Tehran, no big deal. But Mo will be working overtime at the virgin plant
Maybe the pull of the meteorite at Mecca will pull it in....
To: BenLurkin
Expert calculations show that 2020 DZ3, due to its size and speed, could potentially result in an impact I hope it hits my neighbor's house. He always plays his stereo too loud. 🏠 ☄
-PJ
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:11:06 AM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
To: rktman
Would you rather...
Death from Coronavirus or death from asteroid?
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:12:04 AM PST
by
DannyTN
(c)
To: BenLurkin
No more corona virus worries!
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:13:43 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: BenLurkin
Does this count as climate change?
To: Red Badger
California, New York and New Joisey will simply pass laws making themselves to be Asteroid Free Zones, and illegal to hit their states with asteroids.
To: DannyTN
Death from asteroids in Uranus is much worse.....
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:15:03 AM PST
by
Mopp4
To: DannyTN
Hmmmm. Well, if some demorone were to be inserted in the WH it could be death by assholes. Asteroid might be quicker. Or it could cause a “nuke-u-lar winter” which would drag our demise out painfully long. No matter what, sooner or later, we’re all going.
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:17:31 AM PST
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: Mopp4
I’ve had roids. No fun at all.
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:19:15 AM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
To: BenLurkin
One thing I agreed with Obama on (or at least with Obama’s NASA), was that asteroid missions should be the number one priority.
Not just for planetary protection (which is a biggie) but also for space mining (which is also a biggie).
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:20:25 AM PST
by
samtheman
(FReepers all do want Bernie to get the dem nomination, right? (Just to be clear))
To: Karma_Sherab
Maybe the pull of the meteorite at Mecca will pull it in....![](http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/bombmagnet.jpg)
Remember her?
-PJ
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posted on
03/02/2020 10:21:19 AM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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